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Should BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale learn from Chinese rivals?
On one side are multinational giants such as BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale. They aim to maximise returns on the capital they put to ...
When do new episodes of 'The Americas' release? Where to watch Tom Hanks-narrated wildlife series
Produced by Mike Gunton with narration by Tom Hanks, "The Americas" is a new series that "showcases the wonders, secrets and ...
Unusual desert rocks suggest unknown microorganism that uses marble and limestone as a habitat
In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due ...
Condé Nast Traveler on MSN13d
The Americas Takes You on a Pole-to-Pole Safari—With Tom Hanks as Your Guide
Mike Gunton, the executive producer of a new Tom Hanks-narrated nature documentary talks natural inspiration, seeing ...
ZME Science on MSN14h
How to Build the World’s Highest Mountain
At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...
Live Science on MSN6d
The 'Great Dying' — the worst mass extinction in our planet’s history — didn’t reach this isolated spot in China
The end-Permian mass extinction, also known as the "Great Dying," took place 251.9 million years ago. At that time, the ...
ZME Science on MSN14h
Some 31 million years ago, these iguanas rafted over 5,000 miles of ocean
Fiji, an archipelago of over 300 islands in the South Pacific, is a biodiversity hotspot teeming with unique and often ...
Scientific American3d
How Iguanas Got from North America to Fiji Millions of Years Ago
A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...
Sandesh Kadur has spent 25 years unveiling wildlife’s secrets
In 25 years of wildlife storytelling, National Geographic Explorer Sandesh Kadur has seen and documented more rare wildlife than most people experience in a lifetime.
The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...